Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-05-05
MONTANA NEWS.

\ dead Indian wa- found III the val
lev of the Marias above Conrad Il few
days ago. He stole one horse too
many.
Nine work trains and 500 men are
engaged in the work OF widening the
Utah x Northern track from Poca-
teIlo To Silver Bow.
The Butte City council have re-cind-
cd the order calling for a special cleo
ton to reipcorporate under the new
Incorporation act.
The Helena. Boulder Valley Il Madi-
son, and the Helena, tiallat'n X
National Park railroads, were incor-
porated on the 22d ult., in Helena.
Wicks has apparently caught the
boom fever from Helena. Town lots
are selling at high figures, and every
one il jubilant over the brilliant pros
poets Of the camp.
Excu7 sions will soon begin on the
Upper Missouri and throug. the Gate
OF the Mountains, Judge liilcer's
steamer. the Rose OF Helena. being
now placed in running order foc the
season.
4 petition signed by Il good many
Butte people was forwarded to Uov.
West. OF Utah, last night. asking linn
to pardon Dune Macdonald, who has
been sentenced to thirty days at salt
Lake for engaging in a prlze-iight there
last fall with S,ade.-lnter-Mountain.
The Bozeman tunnel was the scene
OF another cave last week, about fifty
ear loads of mud coming down on the
track and completely submurged it to
the depth of several feet fora consider
able distance. The debris was soon
removed and trains are now running
regularly.
The Montana Agricultural, Mineral
and Mechanical Association have Just
ordered printed 1000 copies OF Fast
phamphlets. and have added IL seper-
ate class for Percheron draft animals.
with SIG as prizes, also adding n
pacing race with n purse of $500, free
for all.
We are reliably informed that W. NJ.
hewitt, with his usual enterprise, anti
cipated the demand for squirrel traps,
brought about by the new bounty law,
and last Friday received one Thousand
dozen traps and has disposed OF three
hundred dozen already. Mr.. hewitt
expects to duplicate his order in the
next three weeks.-Courier.
The house OF Dep. L. :. Marshal
James Ferguson of Billings. was burned
to the ground on the 2Sth ult. Mrs.
Ferguson was approaching contine-
ment and had to be carried out of the
blazing building. None OF the occu-
Il hi, lint l,..i.. n
| clothes. The fire originated from II
lamp which was burning in the sick
room.
Montana scab law does not take
effect until June LIST. Under its provi-
sicns every person having scabby
sheep will have to dip them and obtain
a certificate fro the territorial vetsri-
nary surgeon before he can move his
sheep to "A new range. The veterinary
surgeon will have power to quaran-
| tine the sheep into very small area
until he can certify rs to their good
health.
| The Mother Lode bar" was ON ex-
hibition ut the bank of Murray yes
terday afternoon and attracted con
siderable attention, especially from
the many strangers in town. The bar
is not as big as "a house brick, but
weighs thirty-two and one-half ounces
and is valued at about $500. This
was obtained from fourteen tons OF
ore reduced ut the arastra, without
saving any OF the concentrates. Such
bricks begin to tell their own story
Murray sun.
| 4 Chinaman who does the laundry
work for the Gentlemen who sleep at
the First National Bank, entered the
bedroom in that in 'titution this
morning and was Immediately pounced
upon by Cap" the banks big watch
dog. and almost "chawed up" before
he could escape. After having his
wounds bound up, he came back and
got some of the dogs hair, which he
will burn for the purpose OF keeping
the devil away until his wounds heal.
Inter Mountain.
The Livingston Enterprise says
The saloon-keepers and those inter
ested in the liquor business in this
place have organized as the Park
County Liquor Dealers Protective
Association. As its name indicates
the association is formed for the pur.
pose of protecting the interests of its
members from the interference of oh
uoxious temperance legislation. SINH
lar organizations are being formed al
over the territory in order to arrest
the increasing aggressiveness Of tn.
prohibitionists.
Scout Roensch. who has temporary
charge of the Cree refugees. camped OF
the north fork of sun River, ovei
whom such hubbub was raised last
winter, says they are the most lie,
and revolving gang he ever run across
The war department is now isstiin.
sufficient rations to keep them alive
and will likely escort them over tn,
; line into Queen Nictoria's domain
, from whence they came, in n lew weeks
. Mr.. Roensch says the chief, who's,
, name is Little Troubled Man. is {
cute one. and will no; move a peg IN
less absolutely forced To do so. ---tirea'
Falls Tribune.
! The Herald learns that James L
! Wardner, whose sale of mining inter
est in the Cour d Alenecountry as ha
been reported, will probably invest ;
round sum OF money in Helena bust
ness and residence property, and max
: this live and prosperous city his head
quarters and home. Mr.. Wardne
pays Helena the high compliment q
having the brightest, most enerset j
and enterprisingcl class of citizens in til
; Northwest As Montana already i
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